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Common Gumbush

Pteronia paniculata

Common Gumbush
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SW. Namibia to Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Pteronia paniculata ("Gombos" or "gum-bush") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, indigenous to the Karoo regions of South Africa.

Where it grows

This species is widespread, occurring from Namibia to the Robertson Karoo in the south, as well as eastwards into the Eastern Cape.

Other Pteronia plants

Buchu Gumbush · Ash Gumbush · Pteronia oppositifolia · Scholtzbush · Pteronia spinulosa · Pteronia villosa · Plants

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pteronia paniculata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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